The Exchange Club of Millington had a speaker from Caris Healthcare and Hospice. She spoke of the great need for volunteers to spend time with and visit patients in the Millington area. Pictured from left are Chuck Hurt Jr., Ali and Katrina Skerritt. Month of May Millington Airport Authority Board of Commissioners Meetings are scheduled…
The Millington Star Sports Department has selected the finalist for Female and Male Athlete of the Year for the 2013-14 TSSAA athletic calendar from August to May. Both categories have seven finalists selected from the junior and seniors classes of Millington Central, Brighton, Munford and Tipton-Rosemark Academy. Each athlete had to participate in two or…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. ARLINGTON — The typical 15-run win in softball includes a lot of walks and pitching errors. Entering the first round of the District 14-3A Softball Tournament at the Bolton Softball Field, Kingsbury entered its game with a unpolished pitcher. The Millington Lady Trojans took advantage of that in two regular season…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. ARLINGTON — Billy Davis and the Millington Trojans know not to take any District 14-3A Tournament game lightly. Last year at USA Stadium the leader of the Trojans watched his higher seeded Millington team be upset by the Cordova Wolves. Facing the Wolves again in the district opener this time in…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Brad Smith has build a winning program at Tipton-Rosemark Academy. At this moment if you’ve been a member of the of the TRA Rebel Baseball program since 2009, you’ve played in the 2009, you played in the State Tournament. The Class of 2014 members Blain Curtis, Connor Alexander, Jordan Carpenter, Jacob…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. On the eve of the 2014 postseason, the Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels were relaxed and handling business in the regular-season finale. The crosstown rival Millington Trojans were at Rebel Field April 29. TRA jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning behind the pitching of junior Steven McDaniel and the…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Tipton-Rosemark Academy’s Jordyn Thornell was having a tought time in the first round Division II-A Regional game last Thursday. Although the Lady Rebels were ahead and TRA starting pitcher Rachel Whitley was keeping the Harding Academy Lady Tigers in check, Thornell couldn’t buy a hit. With the Lady Rebels ahead 8-0…
Star Staff Report Tipton-Rosemark Academy Lady Rebel Senior Night was held April 15. The last four members of the 2011 State Championship team were recognized. The four contributed to the win on Senior Night with Ashton Needham, Jordan Collins and Kayla Joyner contributing with base-hits and Sally Downing drawing a pair of walks. Needham also…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. There’s no doubt football is a frequent topic at the dinner table of the O’Brien family. The only questions are how long will the discussion last and what props will be brought out. As the matriarch of the family, Sherrie O’Brien has made sure the talks remainded balanced between father/coach Shannon…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Through hard work and some prayers, the Market @ the Park came to life Saturday afternoon. Event organizer Karroll Warberg wanted to provide an outlet for local crafty people, bakers, artists and creative residents. More than 40 vendors were on hand in Jamerson Park near the Millington Middle School for the…
